Daily Archives: February 25, 2021

Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc

GS-3 NATIONAL HYDROGEN ENERGY MISSION The Union Budget for 2021-22 has announced a National Hydrogen Energy Mission (NHM) that will draw up a road map for using hydrogen as an energy source. The initiative has the potential of transforming transportation. NHM initiative will capitalise on one of the most abundant …

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Important Geophysical phenomena

GS-1 SENKAKU ISLAND DISPUTE Recently, China called the Japan-USA mutual security pact a product of the Cold War following USA’s criticism of the presence of Chinese coast guard vessels in Japanese-claimed territorial waters. Important points: Th e 1960 Japan-USA mutual security treaty assures the USA would come to Japan’s aid …

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Important Geophysical phenomena

GS-1 SOLAR ROTATION Kodaikanal Solar Observatory Digitized Data probes Sun’s rotation over the century. Who conducted the study? Researchers led by a Ph.D. student from the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), an autonomous institute under Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India Collaborators from Max Planck …

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Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources

GS-2 POTENTIAL TREATMENT FOR ALZHEIMER’S JNCASR Scientists develop a new molecule that could be a potential drug candidate for the treatment of Alzheimer’s. JNCASR – Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, autonomous institute under the Dept. of Science and Technology, GOI. Located in Bengaluru. Details: Scientists have developed a …

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